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Choosing new floors

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

The flooring in our home is very red under any lighting. We want to change it, but aren't sure what colour would suit the place best due to the large fireplaces unique colour/pattern that we aren't able to change. Unfortunately, the material for the fireplace is also the same as our bathroom counters and kitchen counters, so we are also having a hard time choosing tiles for those areas. Does any one have any ideas?






Comments (14)

  • 3 years ago

    Get a better picture and try a room visualizer like this one. Please find a different place for the TV.

    https://monarchplank.com/pages/roomvo


    HU-401684451 thanked Paul F.
  • 3 years ago

    Just samples)



    And I recommend choosing the floor at the same time as the new color of the walls.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    First, what type of "wood" flooring? Engineered? Sand on site? A wood look LVP?

    Second, for wood engineered flooring, or LVP, you don't select online, you go to a dedicated flooring store, and bring home samples..........and unless a reason not to? That flooring goes all over the main living floor. Into the kitchen....into a family room, dining etc. The less broken into different flooring, the more unified a home feels.

    As to baths? Changing just the flooring is rarely a great idea. What tile is in the bathtub, what is in the shower, what are the vanities ( painted or a wood tone?) ...........

    Don't bite more than you can chew. Don't design around something you dislike. "Aren't able to change" a fire hearth and surround?? Then wait until you can.

  • 3 years ago

    Agree with Jan - don’t design around that fireplace. Start working on a whole home design plan, even if you can only execute a few things at a time (or only one change at a time). If it were me, it would be a toss-up between the fireplace and the floor. Is the floor real wood that can be refinished? Why can’t you change the fireplace? I also wouldn’t design bathroom floors around that stone. Replacing the floors is more work than replacing the countertop. That stone is very bossy - I would prioritize it for change before picking new elements.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I'd add that there is no reason in this day and age for all the exposed wires/cords at tv. Get an electrician, HDMI cable, and an IR repeater.......: )

    Your cable box can be anywhere . Mount the tv on a bracket a bit higher or show more of the space and find another spot for it. Before any painting takes place.

  • 3 years ago

    Do you have some inspiration and are you going for traditional, modern, etc. ?


    Both floors are beautiful with the granite. I would not change them, especially if you are not changing the granite. I would find a way to work with the flooring and the granite.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    IMO the granite is the best thing in the space I do not like the red floors with the stone but you do realize you will need to remove the tile and the red fllor before getting new floor in. I agree you go shopping for flooring , bring home samples find one you are pretty sure will work then order a box lay it out in your space .The granite looks like uba tuba which I happen to love . I think the TV should not be above the mantel but I need to see the whole space to advise placement.IMO the new floor goes in all the main living spaces including the kitchen and if you go LVP the bathroom too. Before making a flooring choice I suggest you cange all the lighting to LED 4000K it will instantly brighten the space but mostly it is to allow colos to stay true at all times of the day.

    BTW post any other info or pics in camments here DO NOT start another post

  • 3 years ago

    Thank you for all the advice! Here's some more perspective on the living room, i tried some differebt floors based on the website reccomended here. Our focus is on trying to change the floors since the red in it is quite jarring in person




  • 3 years ago

    I suggest that you get a flooring expert to look at your current floors to advise you if your current floors can be sanded and refinished to be less red.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    LED 4000K mimics bright daylight and IMO makes all colors stay true just like a nice sunny day and as for macular degeneration lighting has nothing to do with that and how does good lighting in your home affect your sleep you do not sleep in a bedroom with the lights on the light form your phone or the computer is a lot worse.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Getting rid of the Tan Brown granite would be far more important a goal than new floors. Spend your money on that.

  • 3 years ago

    I’m a strong believer in not filling up landfills unnecessarily- if the thread is about floors then stick with that. The tan brown works well with your kitchen cabinets and I’m assuming bathroom cabinets as well. Refinishing the wood floors an option? Feather in new in the kitchen to match and stain all will be your most economical (but messy and disruptive)…in that scenario you find a wood tone that is a bit lighter and slightly less red than your cabinets….or, set on tile in the kitchen? You still find that wood floor (preferably engineered and of a thickness that works with your existing conditions) for the other areas and then find a porcelain tile that is not visually patterned as to compete with the counters. Bringing home samples and looking at them in the space is your best bet.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Can we please let that 4000k thing GO?

    There's NO daylight that looks like that, other than perhaps the freezing North Pole.

    As to the flooring? The gray of the walls and furnishings, are making the red of the flooring read yet MORE red.

    To the op?

    Go to a brick and mortar store. You can not select a house full of flooring online. If you just moved in? Don't rush. ......save some more money and free yourself from a granite fire you clearly do not love.

    As to landfills? The sentiment is lovely......it doesn't mean you need to live with a selection you did not make. Donate it to a restore : ) type venue.

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